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Peter Wright

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Peter Stuart Wright (born 10 March 1970) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently ranked world number thirty; he was ranked world number one on two occasions in 2022. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time PDC World Champion, having won the 2020 and 2022 World Championships. He also won the World Matchplay in 2021. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, Wright has won eight PDC major singles titles, placing him joint-fourth in the all-time list. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Peter Wright is the 1,885th most popular athlete (down from 1,751st in 2024), the 5,088th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,103rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Peter Wright ranks 1,885 out of 6,025. Before him are Stig Sjölin, Anna Dresden-Polak, Sofia Corban, Zhu Jianhua, Ambrus Nagy, and Mario Tullio Montano. After him are Eileen Hiscock, Rosa Kellner, Barbora Špotáková, Clarence Walker, Anthea Stewart, and Alessandro Andrei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Peter Wright ranks 311. Before him are Stacy Valentine, Richie Hawtin, Christopher Luxon, Elon Lindenstrauss, Glenn Medeiros, and Jeon Mi-seon. After him are Ryu Seung-ryong, Roberto Bonano, Branka Katić, Yancy Butler, Alex Barros, and Andrea Parker.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Wright ranks 5,090 out of 8,785. Before him are Jermain Defoe (1982), William Beechey (1753), Tony Rolt (1918), Ethel Muckelt (1885), Moira Shearer (1926), and Donald Campbell (1921). After him are Eileen Hiscock (1909), Colin Clarke (1962), Jaime Murray (1976), Andrew Ainslie Common (1841), Thomas Ravenscroft (1592), and Robert Webb (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Peter Wright ranks 74. Before him are John McNally (1932), Willie Applegarth (1890), Basil Heatley (1933), Stan Vickers (1932), Sheila Lerwill (1928), and Paul Nihill (1939). After him are Eileen Hiscock (1909), John James Shepherd (1884), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), Nancy Mackay (1922), James Wilson (1891), and Don Finlay (1909).

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